Daily Business BriefingJune 3, 2021Updated June 3, 2021, 12:36 p.m. ET A General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Mo., where midsize pickup trucks and full-size vans are made.Credit…Associated PressGeneral Motors said Thursday it expected to increase shipments of pickup trucks and other vehicles to dealers over the next several weeks, a sign that the global shortage of computer chips is beginning to ease.G.M.’s financial results in the first half of the year would be “significantly better” than it had previously forecast, the automaker said in a statement. The company had previously indicated that its profit would fall to …
